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Mao (manga)
''Mao'' (stylized as ''MAO'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' magazine since May 2019, with its chapters collected in fifteen ''tankōbon'' volumes as of January 2023. In North America, the series is licensed for English release by Viz Media. Plot Eight years ago, Nanoka Kiba was saved from the wreckage of a fatal accident at Gogyō Town Shopping Center. Drawn to the abandoned passage of storefronts on her walk home from school in present day, she becomes inexplicably transported to Japan's Taishō period where she meets the mysterious Mao, a fellow traveler whose arrival at a ghost-inhabited village is simultaneous with hers. Together, they investigate the bizarre events that begin to occur around them, and Nanoka soon pieces together her broken memories of the accident and how she and Mao may have something more sinister in common. Characters ; : The wielder of a deadly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tankōbon
is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ... term for a book that is not part of an anthology or corpus. In modern Japanese, the term is most often used in reference to individual volumes of a manga series: most series first appear as individual chapters in a weekly or monthly List of manga magazines, manga anthology with other works before being published as volumes containing several chapters each. Major publishing Imprint (trade name), imprints for include Jump Comics (for serials in Shueisha's ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' and other Jump (magazine line), ''Jump'' magazines), Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, Shōnen Magazine Comics, and Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday Comics. Japanese comics (manga) manga came to be published in thick, phone book, phone- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yueqin
The ''yueqin'' (; ja, 月琴, Gekkin; ko, 월금/月琴, Wolgeum; vi, Nguyệt cầm), also called a moon lute or moon guitar, is a traditional Chinese string instrument. It is a lute with a round, hollow soundboard, a short fretted neck, and usually four strings. It is an important instrument in the Peking opera orchestra, often taking the role of main melodic instrument in lieu of the bowed string section. The instrument was invented in China in the 3rd to 5th centuries AD, during the Jin dynasty. The ruan, another Chinese instrument, is the ancestor of the yueqin. The name ''yueqin'' once applied to all instruments with a moon-shaped soundboard, including the ruan; however, "yueqin" now applies to a separate category from the ruan family. Etymology The word ''yueqin'' is made of two characters, ''yuè'' (月 "moon") and ''qín'' (琴 "stringed instrument, zither"). Its name in Korean (''wolgeum'') Japanese (''gekkin'') mean the same thing, and are Sinoxenic words, me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kagome Higurashi
The characters of the ''Inuyasha'' manga series were created by Rumiko Takahashi. Most of the series takes place in a fictional version of Japan's Warring States period with occasional time-travel/flashback elements to modern Tokyo or the Heisei period. The setting and plot incorporate many elements of traditional Japanese folklore and religion. Its main characters (both protagonists and antagonists) include a Shintō priestess, a Buddhist monk and several types of yōkai, usually rendered as "demon" in English-language translations of the series. The anime adaptation of ''Inuyasha'' is followed by a sequel titled '' Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'' where its characters are also listed here. ''Inuyasha'' main characters Inuyasha : was born of a dog-demon father and a human mother. He is an arrogant, prideful and stubborn half-demon, but has a soft side to him. He also has an older half brother, Sesshomaru, who is a full-demon with a full-demon mother. He has the appearance ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inuyasha (character)
is a fictional character and the titular protagonist of the manga series ''Inuyasha'', created by Rumiko Takahashi. He is a half-demon, half-human from the Sengoku period of Japan. Inuyasha also appears in the anime-only sequel, '' Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon''. Concept and creation When Rumiko Takahashi began the series, the only ideas she had were Inuyasha being sealed by Kikyō and his sword being a relic from his father, everything after that was thought up on a weekly basis. Inuyasha's name simply comes from the fact that he is part dog (''inu'' in Japanese) and part '' yasha''. According to interviews with Rumiko Takahashi, the style for his clothing was based on "priest's garb" of the Sengoku period. In June 2001, the author said that she did not know what would come of Inuyasha and Kagome's back-and-forth relationship, but that she did intend for it to have a resolution. She also said that she purposely avoided having those two and Kikyō appear at the same time, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ken Narita
is a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator. His real name is . He is currently a freelancer. He played Sesshomaru in ''Inuyasha'', and after Hirotaka Suzuoki's death, he took over the roles of Bright Noa and Saitō Hajime. Filmography Television animation * ''The Brave of Gold Goldran'' (1995) (Dran, Goldran, Sky Goldran, Great Goldran) * ''Eat-Man'' (1997) (Stow) * ''All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku'' (1998) (Hell Mishima) * ''Arc the Lad'' (1999) (Kelbe) * ''I'm Gonna Be An Angel!'' (1999) (Kai) * ''Inuyasha'' (2000) ( Sesshomaru) * ''Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo'' (2001) ( Ochoboguchi-kun) * '' Dokkoider'' (2003) (Pierre) * ''Bleach'' (2004-2012, 2022) ( Ryūken Ishida) * ''Black Lagoon'' (2006) (Gruppenführer) * ''Naruto'' (2006) (Nanafushi) * ''Yu-Gi-Oh! GX'' (2006) ( Giese Hunt) * '' Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi'' (2006-2007) (Odin) * ''Code Geass'' (2006-2008) (Jeremiah Gottwald) * ''Amatsuki'' (2008) (Byakuroku) * ''Gin Tama'' (2008) (Douman, Haga) * '' Bakugan: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sesshomaru
The characters of the ''Inuyasha'' manga series were created by Rumiko Takahashi. Most of the series takes place in a fictional version of Sengoku period, Japan's Warring States period with occasional time-travel/flashback elements to modern Tokyo or the Heisei, Heisei period. The setting and plot incorporate many elements of traditional Japanese folklore and religion. Its main characters (both protagonists and antagonists) include a Miko, Shintō priestess, a Bhikkhu, Buddhist monk and several types of yōkai, usually rendered as "demon" in English-language translations of the series. The anime adaptation of ''Inuyasha'' is followed by a sequel titled ''Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon'' where its characters are also listed here. ''Inuyasha'' main characters Inuyasha : was born of a dog-demon father and a human mother. He is an arrogant, prideful and stubborn half-demon, but has a soft side to him. He also has an older half brother, Sesshomaru, who is a full-demon with a full-d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inuyasha
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rumiko Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from November 1996 to June 2008, with its chapters collected in fifty-six ''tankōbon'' volumes. The series begins with Kagome Higurashi, a fifteen-year-old middle school girl from modern-day Tokyo who is transported to the Sengoku period after falling into a well in her family shrine, where she meets the half-dog demon, half-human Inuyasha. After the sacred Shikon Jewel re-emerges from deep inside Kagome's body, she accidentally shatters it into dozens of fragments that scatter across Japan. Inuyasha and Kagome set to recover the Jewel's fragments, and through their quest they are joined by the lecherous monk Miroku, the demon slayer Sango, and the fox demon Shippō. Together, they journey to restore the Shikon Jewel before it falls into the hands of the evil half-demon Naraku. In contrast to the typically ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weekly Young Jump
is a Japanese ''seinen'' manga magazine published by Shueisha. Launched in 1979, it is published under Shueisha's ''Jump'' line of magazines. The chapters of series that run in ''Weekly Young Jump'' are collected and published in ''tankōbon'' volumes under the "Young Jump Comics" imprint every four months. Many of the featured series are known to contain heavy violence and a fair amount of sexual content. The magazine is headquartered in Tokyo. History ''Young Jump'' was launched in May 1979 as biweekly magazine and switched to a weekly release schedule in 1981. The "young" in its name denotes its target demographic as a ''seinen'' manga magazine, aimed at young adult men. In 2008, an offshoot issue similar to ''Monthly Shōnen Jump'' was released called ''Monthly Young Jump''; the magazine was rebranded as ''Miracle Jump'' in 2011, and was suspended in 2017. Features Series There are currently twenty-five manga titles being regularly serialized in ''Weekly Young Jump''. Out o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shueisha
(lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Manga magazines published by Shueisha include the ''Jump'' magazine line, which includes shonen magazines ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', ''Jump SQ'', and ''V Jump'', and seinen magazines ''Weekly Young Jump'', ''Grand Jump'' and ''Ultra Jump''. They also publish other magazines, including ''Non-no''. Shueisha, along with Shogakukan, owns Viz Media, which publishes manga from all three companies in North America. History In 1925, Shueisha was created by major publishing company Shogakukan (founded in 1922). became the first novel published by Shueisha in collaboration with Shogakukan—the temporary home of Shueisha. In 1927, two novels titled ''Danshi Ehon'', and ''Joshi Ehon'' we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Kamuy
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoru Noda (artist), Satoru Noda. It was serialized in Shueisha's Seinen manga, manga magazine ''Weekly Young Jump'' from August 2014 to April 2022, with its chapters collected in thirty-one ''tankōbon'' volumes. The story follows Saichi Sugimoto, a veteran of the early twentieth-century Russo-Japanese War, and his quest to find a huge fortune of gold of the Ainu people, helped by a young Ainu girl named Asirpa. The Ainu language in the story is supervised by Hiroshi Nakagawa, an Ainu language linguist from Chiba University. An anime television series adaptation produced by Geno Studio aired with two seasons from April to December 2018. A third season aired from October to December 2020. A fourth season produced by Brain's Base premiered in October 2022. A live-action film adaptation has been announced. The manga has been licensed for an English-language release by Viz Media since 2016. The anime is licensed by Crunchyr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Satoru Noda (artist)
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of the manga series ''Golden Kamuy'', for which he won the 2016 Manga Taishō and the 2018 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. Biography Noda was born in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, Japan. His great-grandfather was a military settler in Hokkaido and veteran of the Russo-Japanese War; Noda named the protagonist of his manga series ''Golden Kamuy'' after him. After moving to Tokyo at the age of 23, he entered the manga industry as an artist assistant. Noda was an assistant to Mitsurou Kubo for two years, and later worked under . He made his debut as a manga artist in 2003, with the one-shot published in '. His second one-shot story, 2006's , won a in the Young Artist division. After working as an artist assistant for nearly a decade, Noda made his serialized manga debut in 2011 with '' Supinamarada!'', serialized in ''Weekly Young Jump''. After ''Supinamarada!'' was a commercial failure, Noda took a year before developing his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
